Accesi, Compagnia Degli

Company that performed commedia dell'arte (improvised popular Italian comedy) in the early 1600s. The name means �the stimulated.� Leadership was provided by Tristano Martinelli (famous for his portrayal of Arlecchino, the mischievous servant) and Pier Maria Cecchini (known as the leading interpreter of the character Fritellino, as well as the author of valuable texts